Lean HE Americas

How to get involved:

Getting involved is easy – send along your contact information and we’ll connect you with our network of Lean practitioners. You'll be placed on an email list, and receive a confirmation with a short questionnaire. The email list is used to communicate meeting dates, information, and updates related to the group.

Contact Information:

Ruth Archer, Director of Continuous Improvement, Michigan Technological University, Michigan, USA raarcher.906@gmail.com

Publications and Links to Resources in the Higher Education Field:

Lean Higher Education: Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes, 2nd ed., 2020, William K. Balzer

A Guide to Evidencing the Benefits of Change in Higher Education, 2017, Heather Lawrence and Nicola Cairns

Network for Change and Continuous Innovation: www.ncci-cu.org

Upcoming Events:

2021 Lean HE Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, October timeframe

Lean Coffee Chats. Tuesdays at 4:30 EST. ★★On hiatus for the summer!★★ This is a weekly, 30 minute, virtual networking event. Our purpose is to get to know our colleagues. It's a casual, drop in event. There is no expectation that you'll attend every week. You'll be invited when your email is added to our list.

Information

The Lean HE Americas division gives university, college, and community college Lean practitioners in North and South America an opportunity to network and learn from others in the Lean-in-higher-education arena. This forum will give members opportunities to share best practices and emerging techniques that will support service improvement across their organization. The network will support the use of Lean methodology in higher education. We would like to invite higher education organizations who are practicing Lean, or are in the process of adopting this methodology for their business process improvement initiatives, to join the network.

Lean HE Americas Steering Committee

Lean HE Americas is governed by a steering committee. The following universities are currently represented on the Committee:

Ruth Archer, Chair, Michigan Technological University
Krista Schulte, 2019 International Conference Host, University of Michigan

We welcome all interested higher education staff and faculty to attend our seminars, meetings and conferences. Members of the network are from the organizations listed below:

Algonquin College, USA
Berea College, USA
Bowling Green State University, USA
California Polythechnic State University, USA
Capella University, USA
Conestoga College, Canada
Cornell University, USA
Des Moines Area Community College, USA
Ferris State University, USA
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Indiana University, USA
Kent State University, USA
Marquette University, USA
Miami University, USA
Michigan State University, USA
Michigan Technological University, USA
Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA
Mt Hood Community College, USA
Oberlin College, USA
Ohio University, USA
Ryerson University, Canada
Southern New Hampshire University, USA
St Norbert College, USA

The Ohio State University, USA
University of Central Oklahoma, USA
University of Colorado, USA
University of Dayton, USA
University of Illinois, USA
University of Maine, USA
University of Michigan, USA
University of New Brunswick, Canada
University of North Alabama, USA
University of Northern Iowa, USA
University of Regina, Canada
University of Michigan HSC, USA
University of Texas Arlington, USA
University of Texas Dallas, USA
University of Washington, USA
University of Waterloo, Canada
Utah Valley University, USA
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Wayne State University, USA
Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, USA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA

News and Updates

University of Waterloo: 2018 CI Year in Review — Feb 21, 2019 7:49:49 PM

University of Waterloo hosts Lean in higher education seminar — Feb 21, 2018 8:50:12 PM

University of Waterloo Lean leaders win 2017 Share Showcase — Jan 8, 2018 7:12:47 PM

DMACC assists Tidewater Community College with Strategic Enrollment Management Overhaul — Dec 4, 2017 3:08:37 PM

Lean HE case study from Des Moins Area Community College — Nov 1, 2017 6:05:59 PM

Lean update: the University of Waterloo — Oct 20, 2017 3:20:41 PM

Central Coast Lean is holding a Lean IT business relationship presentation for Lean Leaders — Oct 19, 2017 5:31:02 PM

Lean in Higher Ed: Service Excellence Really is for Everyone! — Oct 10, 2017 3:02:20 PM

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